Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-10

GIN. SPARKS ON PROPOSED LAND LEGISLAT1oN-
Land Commissioner Sparks In speaking of thu
failure OF the conerees Of the House and senate
agree upon the bill repeating the pre-emption
timber culture and desert land laws and the com
mutation section OF the homestead law saws thai
II would De better If the present law would bt
to accept the amendments insisted upon bJ
the senate cOnfereeS. These amendments hi
says condone all the frauds OF the past, would
Tor fraud and are at variance with the spirit OF the
land laws and are SubServ1ye Of any honest policy
10 maintain the public domain for the use of bona
nde settlers. He says that within the last calen
Oar year ABOUT nine millions OF acres have beer
entered under these laws, and OF these entries
about two-thirds are Enthusiastically fraudulent
UNCLE SANS OLD HULKs TO BE soLD.-The Sec
rotary OF the Navy has given orders to have the
following vessels prepared for the purpose OF being
appraised by the board OF inspection under the
sells have heretofore been stricken from the Navy
Register as unfit for further service In the navy
they VIII now be stripped OF everything that it Is
CONSIDERED advisable to retain, and the board will
appraise their value with the view OF inviting bids
1Or their purchase: AT San FranciScO-Cyane
LackaWanna shenandoah and Wachusett; al
League lsiand-f1lgrim; at New YOrk-TenneSSee
POWhatan and T1conderOga. The law requires
that proposals shall be invited by public adyer
ttSement for condemned vessels Recommended tl
be sold.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS at the White
House to-day were Senators Miller, Fair and Sabin
Representatives Brown, Morrison Tarsney. Ptd.
cock with Miss Ptdcock and Miss Gray, OF N. J..
breckenridge, OF KY. Wait, MORROW, Han, witt
Mt. ana Mrs Frank Allyn, OF KeokuI, McCreary
R1tn A G. Talbot, Of Ky, and Bland, Z C. M
ana ex-M1nister Foster.
The CONTRACT for furnishing mahogany doors
and lumber for the west and center wings of The
State, War and Navy department building has
oeen awarded to the Carsley & East Manufac
turing company, OF Chicago, for about $4,000
There were seventeen bidders, and the above. firm
ToGrs for Se me contract for furnishing pine
OConnor, OF Buffalo, for little over 81 900.
PRESENTATION. T. L. Rosser of Virginia, ant
Hon. L. B. Bartlett Of New York, are at thu
Ebbitt.-Rev. c. H. Patton, son OF President Pat
the congregational Church OF Westiield My
Hatlemer and i. TilestOn, OF New York and j. Sat
teI1eld OF Bunalo, are at Welcker's.-B. r. Scan
j. d. Harris, Gustav Kessit and DIR. T. p Kunni.
cult OF New York, and K. s. Warning OF Pittsburg,
a ss9sa at M Fava the Italian Min
northwest. II. P. Banks, Thos Ho1e. s JohI
Vanderbilt, J: B. Howard, T. Kennedy and W.
SIMS OF New York, Ed. Hasson OF Cincinn natl, anG
e. M hitchcock OF Omaha, are at the RiggS-
Assistant Attorney General Robert a. Howard OF
washington was registered in New York last night
ticns , feneh RePresentatiye,elect from Con6ec
Whitridge, E. Ii. Outerbr1dge, K II. Kissel and W
T Henderson Of New York, j. Pitcairn. ir.. Of
Philadelphia, s. B. Jameson Of Bismarck and h,
n. Hanna OF Cleveland are at the Arlington. :"
KeRreesentat1ye Brewer, ex-Representative Bacon
a. z. schuyler, w. b. II. Russell and John W. Ruth.
er1oTd OF New YORK, C. H. Sanford OF Buenos Ayres
and " canpbsl Of f ftt sSSsspn Ernest Craig
ent OF Leavenworth are at sWiiiard;s~
Paul au1o GaPdevieile Of New Orleans A. Johnson Of
Brand OF New York are at the MetropoIitan.M -
N. Lindsey and +. e. Bacon OF New York r r.
il0yd OF philadelphia, George II, Babbitt 0f rel
lows fallS ana Andrew Benton OF Manchester
Nh, are at the National.
WANTED 10 Die WITH HIS CH1LDRKN.-James
Iany, an OLD c0lOred man, was Ia the Police C0url
u.aay charged Dy Omcer Henry with being o vag.
that the defendants children, aged / and 4years
nao Deen subjected to abuse and neplect
me court told the defendant he would nave
70 90 70 the workhouse and inquired II he wanted
"a Ine defendant 81 want to die with them" The
court neard the testimony OF Offlcer Henry to the
smecI mat the defendant had no visible means q
ana did not properly care for his children
VINO were found almost naked in room in Howard
rOw ana ne had to borrow clothing to put on them
W DIlng them to court. The court required him
~ Eve bonds or go down for so days The younger
o ii was sent to st. AIMS infant asylum and The
pital 49, - ----A ..>0
he MAR1IlD AGAINST THE C0URfs ORDKRs.-Jacof
a nSroola visited New York recently after alb
sTnce o. several years and was promptly arrested
anu iOoged In the Ludlow Street Jail In default Of
yl,UUO paul. Herhold was married TO O young
w,uow IN fmMdelphiA In 1881, only . short time
n,sr sA1a.5gaset Her1old former wia whom he
tanned IN absolute divorce from him with the di